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The Cult announce “Electric 13″ world tour

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

The Cult have announced ‘Electric 13′, a worldwide tour that will visit ten UK cities this October. The Cult will perform ‘ELECTRIC’, raw and unfiltered on tour in 2013, an event branded as ELECTRIC 13. This will be a hot … Continue reading →

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“Eccentric Sleeve Notes” post-punk fanzine (Newcastle,1981-1984), eight issues available online

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

I came across the rather excellent “Eccentric Sleeve Notes” the other day.  It was a Newcastle fanzine running from 1981 – 1984 and, although it served a wide range of music the post-punk scene is represented well containing interviews with … Continue reading →

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“Post-Punk Magazine” on KickStarter, the clue’s in the name!

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Post-Punk needs your help! This cropped up recently – a new print magazine focussed on post-punk bands (“The Cure, Joy Division, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Bauhaus, Echo and The Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, etc.”), revialvalist bands … Continue reading →

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The Cult release “Weapon of Choice” – download only prequel to “Choice of Weapon”

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

I thought Choice of Weapon – the most recent Cult LP – was okay.  It is definitely backward facing, being an amalgam of sounds, style and sonics from Electric, Ceremony and Sonic Temple.  But CoW seems to bee a bit overblown, and … Continue reading →

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“The Cure & the Story of the Alternative 80s” Magazine

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

So this dropped through my letterbox today.  The curiously titled “The Cure [IN GREAT BIG LETTERS] and the story of the alternative 80s.” [in apologetically small, non-descript, genre avoiding letters]. It’s a potted history of Goth (the Cure don’t even … Continue reading →

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Killing Joke part way with the Cult and Mission shows

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Not content with downsizing the Cult, Mission and Killing Joke tour, it now looks like the  shows may be off, but, either way, Jaz aint happy, and Killing Joke are off the tour! It gives me great pleasure to announce … Continue reading →

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The Cult, Mission and Killing Joke tour has been downsized…

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

The Cult, Mission and Killing Joke September “arena” tour has been, er, downsized, to more of a “hippodrome” tour.  Tickets are to be re-issued, and, if you booked through the same customer friendly website I did, a tape recording will soon be calling … Continue reading →

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Ian Astbury of The Cult selects thirteen favourite albums

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

From the Quietus website, here’s the entry on Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures”.  Man. This is very introspective. Some of the gigs were like temples where you’d go and worship and listen to some really philosophical stuff. Here was a young … Continue reading →

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The Cult perform live on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

On 18th May 2012, the Cult performed five tracks (22mins) on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show (whatever that is), including three new tracks from the imminent Choice of Weapon LP: 01. For The Animals 02. Wild Flower 03. Honey From … Continue reading →

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September Killing Joke gigs announced, with the Cult and the Mission

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Announced today – Killing Joke out on a stadium tour, in September, opening for the Cult.  The Mission are sandwiched in the middle – it’s like the eighties all over again! For Birmingham (the one I will go to, haven’t checked … Continue reading →

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